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Courses: Post-Growth and Globalisation Criticism

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Nestlé needs YOUth!

Andrea Lucia Biswas Tortajada
Nestlé S.A.

Nestlé believes that to prosper over the long term and create value for our shareholders, we must also create value for society. As the world’s largest food and beverage company, we have a unique opportunity and responsibility to play an active part in the communities where we live and work, support youth and contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Never has this been more relevant than in the current context, where so many youth lack economic opportunities. more[...]

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Sustainable Trade and the Role of the Banking Industry

Rüdiger Senft, Commerzbank AG
Commerzbank AG

Trade can support sustainable development in the global economy. Ruediger Senft, Head of Corporate Responsibility at Commerzbank, argues that banks can therefore be a major part of the movement toward a sustainable future. more[...]

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Unternehmensbürgschaft und Philantrophie

Mit Corporate Citizenship wird das bürgerschaftliche Engagement in und von Unternehmen bezeichnet. Die Basis bildet dabei eine mittel- und langfristige unternehmerische Strategie verantwortungsvollen Handelns, bei der sich die Unternehmen über die eigentliche Geschäftstätigkeit hinaus als „guter Bürger“ innerhalb und für die lokale Zivilgesellschaft engagieren. Bei diesem Engagement können sowohl ökologische als auch kulturelle Belange eine Rolle spielen. Das Engagement für das Gemeinwohl ist dabei heute nicht nur philanthropisch motiviert, sondern hat Unternehmens- und Gemeinwohlinteressen gleichermaßen im Blick. Beim Corporate Citizenship sollte es idealerweise darum gehen, eine Win-win-Situation zu erzielen, sodass sowohl das Unternehmen als auch die soziale Organisation und die Gesellschaft profitieren. Ursprünglich geprägt wurde diese Form des Managements im angelsächsischen Raum als Teil einer Public-Affairs-Strategie. more[...]

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Creating Sustainable Value Through Stakeholder Engagement

Prof. Dr. Christof Ehrhart, Deutsche Post DHL Group
Deutsche Post DHL

We are living in an era that has seen the key factors for corporate success change markedly in the span of just a few years. The boundary between business and society is fading, and the consequences are penetrating into the very core of corporate decision-making. A shift in attitude can already be observed in the higher echelons of many companies. Instead of placing their primary focus on shareholders, companies increasingly understand the importance of addressing the needs and expectations of a broader stakeholder base. The shift away from the classic shareholder value paradigm has made way for a new and more sustainable approach: stakeholder value. more[...]

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Social Media for Social Change

Lilines Urriola Herrera, medcom
medcom

Sumándonos is a social platform initiated by Medcom, Panamá’s largest media conglomerate. It was created to benefit all NGOs in the country. Now it celebrates its 10th anniversary. more[...]

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The Huay Ma Haad Project

PTT Global Chemical

Huay Ma Haad Mountain was on the verge of being completely deforested, which led to water scarcity and greatly affected both the agricultural and industrial sectors in the area and created conflicts between them. As one of Thailand’s leading corporations and a major employer in the Rayong province, PTT Global Chemical (PTTGC) has taken the lead in a regional sustainability initiative, the “Reforestation and Water Conservation at Huay Ma Haad Mountain” project, to strengthen community-led forest conservation, biodiversity restoration, as well as community development. more[...]

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World Savings Day

Mara Simonini, Banca Popolare di Sondrio
Banca Popolare di Sondrio

Banca Popolare di Sondrio celebrates each year the concept of saving and the importance of good management of money – not only for individuals, but for the whole community. more[...]

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Community-Involvment-and-Development

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As part of its CSR activities, Takeda carries out corporate citizenship activities, with a particular focus on solutions to social problems. more[...] login_required

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Citizenship Report 2014

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The Boeing Citizenship Report 2014 more[...] login_required

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Corporate Citizenship

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Overview on Siemens coporate citizenship porgramm & social commitment on the basis of figures. more[...] login_required

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Global Corporate Volunteering

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This book approaches Global Corporate Volunteering (CV) through a series of essays, interviews, and case studies that present good practices of companies from all over the world that innovated and resolved challenges through Global CV. the original articles have been written in Spanish, English, or German. more[...] login_required

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The Business Benefits of Corporate Volunteering

An Examination of the Business Benefits Resulting from the Effects of Employee Volunteer Programs more[...] login_required

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Corporate Citizenship Resources

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Corporate Citizenship, research, papers, insights, webinars etc. more[...] login_required

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